1987-06-30
1989-03-14
Sikes, William L.
350 9620, G02B 638
Patent
active
048120090
ABSTRACT:
An optical fiber connector (20) includes two plug assemblies (37--37) each including a cylindrically shaped plug (40) extending from within a cap (70). An end of each cap is adapted to be secured to a coupling housing (92) to cause the plug which extends from the cap to be received in a sleeve (105) disposed in the housing. An optical fiber cable (22) extends through a cable entrance end of the cap and has an end portion of its optical fiber terminated by theplug. An extender(85) of the cap is secured thereto and extends along the cable a distance to a location where portions (91--91) thereof are closely adjacent to the cable. Bending forces applied to the cable are transferred at the location to the extender and then to the cap. This avoids the transfer of those forces to the plug which otherwise could cause the plug to turn pivotally about an interior lip of the cap and result in an optical disconnection of the plug from the other plug in the sleeve.
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N. R. Lampert application Ser. No. 068,586 filed 6/30/87, "Interconnection for Lightguide Fibers", Western Electric Engineer, Winter 1980.
Carlisle Arthur W.
Darden Bruce V.
Myers Clyde J.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company AT&T Bell Laboratories
Sikes William L.
Somers Edward W.
Wise Robert E.
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